Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice.
--Sidney.
2. To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to
settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to
accord suits or controversies.
When they were accorded from the fray. --Spenser.
All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and
difficult can never be accorded but by a competent
stock of critical learning. --South.
3. To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as,
to accord to one due praise. ``According his desire.''
--Spenser.
According to him, every person was to be bought.
--Macaulay.
Our zeal should be according to knowledge. --Sprat.
Note: According to has been called a prepositional phrase,
but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the
sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the
preposition.
{According as}, precisely as; the same as; corresponding to
the way in which. According as is an adverbial phrase, of
which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage
sanctions it. See {According}, adv.
Is all things well, According as I gave directions?
--Shak.
The land which the Lord will give you according as
he hath promised. --Ex. xii. 25.